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VETiS Cabinetmaking
Cabinetmakers make and repair wooden fixtures and furniture. They work from designs and specifications to measure, cut, join and carve wood and other timber materials with a wide variety of hand and power tools and equipment, including static machinery, to…
Architectural Stonemasonry
The skilled hand of the architectural stonemason can be seen in everything from commercial buildings to spectacular places of worship likes mosques and cathedrals. The architectural stonemason works with natural stone, from granite to marble, creating components, and carving and…
VETiS AR Welding
Manufacturing and Engineering is one of the largest industries in Australia, with workers in a wide range of sectors using metal to make, maintain or repair a variety of metal products and structures. Innovations in efficient practices and new technologies…
VETiS Makeup Services
Beauty or Retail salon assistants reflects the role of retail sales personnel involved in a defined range of tasks to sell and demonstrate beauty or cosmetic products. They follow known routines and procedures, and work under direct supervision. The WorldSkills…
Barbering
Barbers use a range of well-developed sales, consultation and technical skills and knowledge to provide a broad range of barbering services to clients. They use discretion and judgement to provide client services and take responsibility for the outcomes of their…
Industry 4.0
Industry 4.0 connects the digital and physical worlds using technologies like machine-to-machine communication, artificial intelligence, machine learning, and sensor technologies. More and more Australian manufacturers are using digital technologies to modernise their systems and processes. The WorldSkills Australia Industry 4.0…
Additive Manufacturing
Additive Manufacturing (AM) is one of the newest and fast developing branch of engineering. Unlike traditional manufacturing methods, in AM objects are “building” by adding layer-upon layer of material, and this allows to extend engineering capabilities and significantly complements turning…
Cyber Security
Cyber Security is the application of technologies, processes and controls to protect systems, networks, programs, devices and data from cyber-attacks. The Cyber Security WorldSkills Australia Competition showcases a diverse range of technology skills related to reducing risk and protecting against the…
VETiS Health Care Assistance
Healthcare Assistants provide assistance to health professional staff for the care of clients. Health services assistance involves the worker in direct client contact under supervision. Depending on the setting, work may include following treatment plans for therapeutic interventions and/or conducting…
VETiS Wall & Floor Tiling
A Wall and Floor Tiler works within commercial and residential construction projects laying tiles onto different substrates. Professional Wall and Floor Tilers pay special attention to details such as level, plumb, square and tile alignment. The Wall & Floor Tiling…
VETIS Plumbing
VETIS PLUMBING SERVICES COMPETITION Plumbers perform a variety of routine tasks associated with erecting and repairing structures and facilities, maintaining stormwater, drainage and sewerage systems, excavating earth and clearing and levelling sites, and installing and maintaining piping systems, fixtures and…
VETiS Entertainment
Individuals who work within this skill area apply a broad of support services for the entertainment industry. Support services may include scenery and set construction, lighting and sound, production, staging and broadcasting, administration, and customer service. The VETiS Competition is…
Cloud Computing
Cloud Computing is the delivery of different services through the Internet. These resources include tools and applications like data storage, servers, databases, networking, and software. The Cloud Computing WorldSkills Australia Competition showcases a diverse range of technology skills related to…
Healthcare
Healthcare Practitioners offer a range of support to individual clients and their family in order to ensure holistic care needs are met. Whilst the Healthcare practitioner may work directly for the client they are normally employed by an organisation within…
Motorcycle Mechanics
Motorcycle Mechanics specialise in the repair, maintainance and testing of motorcycles. Motorcycle Mechanics are valued for their craftsmanship and their ability to diagnose and repair vehicle faults. The WorldSkills Australia Heavy Vehicle Mechanics Competition tests the variety of skills needed…
Visual Merchandising
Visual Merchandisers plan and install internal, window and fixed displays. They operate independently, make a range of operational decisions, and may have some responsibility for others. This industry provides a pathway to work in a range of retail settings including…
VETiS Bricklaying
Bricklayers work with clay and concrete masonry products to construct brickwork and blockwork. A Bricklayer’s scope of work ranges from residential to commercial, from straight walls to ornamental walls, and from structural to non-load bearing walls. Bricklayers work in various…
VETiS Metals & Engineering
Manufacturing and Engineering is one of the largest industries in Australia, with workers in a wide range of sectors using metal to make, maintain or repair a variety of metal products and structures. Innovations in efficient practices and new technologies…
Turning
A Turner fabricates, components and products from metal and wood. Working to a set of specifications, they operate tools and machines to grind, mill and shape raw materials into the specified form, then assembling the final product. The WorldSkills Australia…
Welding
Welding is the process of fusing parent materials, usually metals, with a filler material and creating a joint between the pieces. Welding is a highly respected trade with countless applications in many industries, including the automotive industry, building construction, pipelines,…